In May 1997, the world watched as Garry Kasparov, the greatest chess player in the world, was defeated for the first time by the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue. It was a watershed moment in the history of technology: machine intelligence had arrived at the point…

Discover the secrets of expert con men and human hackers No matter how sophisticated your security equipment and procedures may be, their most easily exploitable aspect is, and has always been, the human infrastructure. The skilled, malicious social engineer is a…

A comprehensive two-in-one text and software package, this primer for Java programmers from the experts at the lively For Dummies series offers plenty of features. The Java Toolkit For Dummies includes two texts: Java Programming For Dummies , where you’ll learn…

We don?t demand a background check on the plumber who shows up to fix the leaky sink. We don?t do a chemical analysis on food we eat. Trust and cooperation are the first problems we had to solve before we could become a social species. In the 21st century, they…

The idea that human history is approaching a "singularity"-that ordinary humans will someday be overtaken by artificially intelligent machines, cognitively enhanced biological intelligence, or both-has moved from the realm of science fiction to serious debate.…

A mesmerizing, behind-the-scenes business thriller that chronicles how Sega, a small, scrappy gaming company led by an unlikely visionary and a team of rebels, took on the juggernaut Nintendo and revolutionized the video game industry In 1990, Nintendo had a…

The idea that human history is approaching a "singularity"-that ordinary humans will someday be overtaken by artificially intelligent machines, cognitively enhanced biological intelligence, or both-has moved from the realm of science fiction to serious debate.…

In today's hyper-connected society, understanding the mechanisms of trust is crucial. Issues of trust are critical to solving problems as diverse as corporate responsibility, global warming, and the political system. In this insightful and entertaining…

Simply put, an algorithm is a set of instructions-it's the code that makes computers run. A basic idea that proved elusive for hundreds of years and bent the minds of the greatest thinkers in the world, the algorithm is what made the modern world possible.…

Inside the making of the multibillion-dollar 'Grand Theft Auto' videogame empire. 'Grand Theft Auto' is one of the biggest and most controversial videogame franchises of all time. Since its first release in 1997, GTA has pioneered the use of everything from 3D…

An exploration of the future of cyber-conciousness, in which technological software will simulate the human brain and allow our consciousness to be present forever Virtually Human explores what the not-too-distant future will look like when…

The “brilliant” and “daringly original” ( The New York Times ) critique of digital networks from the “David Foster Wallace of tech” ( London Evening Standard )—asserting that to fix our economy, we must fix our…